SB20241230241 - Division by zero in Linux kernel iio adc driver
Published: December 30, 2024 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20241230241
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Division by zero (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-56567)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a division by zero error within the ad7780_write_raw() function in drivers/iio/adc/ad7780.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/022e13518ba6cc1b4fdd291f49e4f57b2d5718e0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18fb33df1de83a014d7f784089f9b124facc157f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68e79b848196a0b0ec006009cc69da1f835d1ae8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e3a8ea3d1ada7f707de5d9d504774b4191eab66
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/afc1e3c00b3f5f0b4f1bc3e974fb9803cb938a90
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c174b53e95adf2eece2afc56cd9798374919f99a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f25a9f1df1f6738acf1fa05595fb6060a2c08ff1
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.4